What color is #DDD0D0?

#DDD0D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DDD0D0?

The RGB value is 221, 208, 208: 221 red, 208 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DDD0D0?

The complementary color is #D0DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DDD0D0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DDD0D0 color

#DDD0D0 rgb(221, 208, 208)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DDD0D0 is a very light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 86.7% red, 81.6% green and 81.6% blue (221, 208, 208).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Secret Blush (#E1D2D5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#DDD0D0 color codes

HEX	`#DDD0D0`
RGB	`rgb(221, 208, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(86.7%, 81.6%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 6%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 6%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, 4.49, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 4.77, 19.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.758, 65.039, 68.857)`
Decimal	`14536912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DDD0D0, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DDD0D0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DDD0D0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DDD0D0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ddd0d0; }
.text { color: #ddd0d0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ddd0d0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(221 208 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ddd0d0, #ddd7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #DDD0D0?: #DDD0D0 is a very light, grayish red, closest to the named color Secret Blush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DDD0D0?: The RGB value is 221, 208, 208: 221 red, 208 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DDD0D0?: The complementary color is #D0DDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DDD0D0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.